2: Thunder From the Left
Marybeth Hamilton explores the New Deal's most progressive period. The WPA put millions to work rebuilding, documenting and entertaining America. Labor found its voice and muscle.
Marybeth Hamilton explores the New Deal's most progressive & controversial period. Was a new alliance between workers and government really emerging for the first time in American history? Might they be fashioning a world together that, if not entirely free from fear & want, was becoming a more just & equitable America? By 1935 millions were working for the government on the W.P.A. . Building the nation's infrastructure. Anything from airports to dog pounds whilst artists & writers documented the voiceless & the land itself. For the first time in history labor's voice was being heeded in Washington. Could this 'fragile' juggernaut stay on course?
With the voices of: Tony Badger, Ken Byndas, Zach Carter, Kristin Downey, Steve Fraser, Gary Gerstle, Tom Girdler Jr, Kiran Klaus Patel, Ahmed White.
Reader: Roger Ringrose
Producer: Mark Burman
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